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Supreme Court to host meeting with judges on demands for higher pay
More than 1,700 judges in the country are set to stage an unofficial strike starting on Monday to demand higher salaries and benefits, which have been unchanged since 2012.
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Judge Artha Theresia (center) reads out the bench's ruling in a case at the Jakarta High Court in Jakarta on Sept. 10, 2024. More than 1,700 judges in the country are set to stage an unofficial strike starting on Monday to demand higher salaries and benefits, which have been unchanged since 2012. (Antara/Fath Putra Mulya)
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he Supreme Court (MA) leadership is scheduled to meet with judges' representatives on Monday afternoon, following demands for higher salaries and allowances.
More than 1,700 judges in the country are set to stage an unofficial strike, organized under the Solidaritas Hakim Indonesia (Solidarity of Indonesian Judges) movement, to protest their salaries and allowances, which have not increased in 12 years.
In response to the protest, the top court will hold a meeting to discuss the judges' demands.
"If possible, they will be received alongside the Judicial Commission. It would be great if representatives from the Finance Ministry, the National Development Planning Agency and the Law and Human Rights Ministry could also engage in dialogue with them," Supreme Court spokesperson Suharto said on Wednesday evening.
Besides requesting a meeting with the top court leadership, the judges also plan to stage a protest by taking mass leave for five consecutive days from Oct. 7 to 11 to urge the government to improve judges’ welfare.
Suharto said that leave is an entitlement for all civil servants but requires approval from their respective supervisors.
As of Thursday evening, at least 1,730 judges out of some 7,700 judges from courts across the country had been registered to take leave next week, according to the movement spokesperson Fauzan Arrasyid.
